It's Mr. Pants on GBA, Rare's offbeat and original puzzle game. The trouser character in a colorful and well-designed puzzle. Underrated but genuinely enjoyable to discover.
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Puzzle game developed by Rare and published by THQ in the USA and Europe in November 2004. The player drops pieces of varied shapes onto a falling grid to form lines and clear rows, with the character Mr. Pants as a humorous mascot. Endless, Challenge and time trial modes, rapidly escalating difficulty and the absurd style typical of Rare of the era. Last GBA game developed by Rare before their acquisition by Microsoft.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is It's Mr. Pants still worth playing in 2026?
A puzzle developed by Rare, It's Mr. Pants asks you to drop pieces of varied shapes onto a grid to create coloured squares that vanish and raise the score. The original concept, at the crossroads of Tetris and painting, proves clever and addictive, backed by the studio's offbeat humour and a surprising mascot. The production stays modest and the content a little thin, but the mechanic hooks fast. For a fan of offbeat puzzling, someone curious about the Rare catalogue or a player after a light cerebral challenge, the title keeps a singular charm.
